carry

I. verb (carried; carrying) Etymology: Middle English carien, from Anglo-French carier to transport, from carre vehicle, from Latin carrus — more at car Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to move while supporting ; transport <

her legs refused to carry her further — Ellen Glasgow

> 2. to convey by direct communication <

carry tales about a friend

> 3. chiefly dialect conduct, escort 4. to influence by mental or emotional appeal ; sway 5. to get possession or control of ; capture <

carried off the prize

> 6. to transfer from one place (as a column) to another <

carry a number in adding

> 7. to contain and direct the course of <

the drain carries sewage

> 8. a. to wear or have on one's person b. to bear upon or within one <

is carrying an unborn child

> 9. a. to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property <

carry a scar

> b. imply, involve <

the crime carried a heavy penalty

> 10. to hold or comport (as one's person) in a specified manner 11. to sustain the weight or burden of <

pillars carry an arch

> <

is carrying a full course load

> 12. to bear as a crop 13. to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch <

carry a tune

> 14. a. to keep in stock for sale b. to provide sustenance for <

land carrying 10 head of cattle

> c. to have or maintain on a list or record <

carry a person on a payroll

> <

carried six guards on the team

> 15. to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of <

a player capable of carrying a team

> <

her performance carried the play

> 16. to prolong or maintain in space, time, or degree <

carry a principle too far

> <

carry the wall above the eaves

> <

carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning

> 17. a. to gain victory for; especially to secure the adoption or passage of b. to win a majority or plurality of votes in (as a legislative body or a state) 18. to present for public use or consumption <

newspapers carry weather reports

> <

channel nine will carry the game

> 19. a. to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or merchandise) from one time to another b. to keep on one's books as a debtor <

a merchant carries a customer

> 20. to hold to and follow after (as a scent) 21. to hoist and maintain (a sail) in use 22. to pass over (as a hazard) at a single stroke in golf <

carry a bunker

> 23. to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surface intransitive verb 1. to act as a bearer 2. a. to reach or penetrate to a distance <

voices carry well

> <

fly balls don't carry well in cold air

> b. to convey itself to a reader or audience 3. to undergo or admit of carriage in a specified way 4. of a hunting dog to keep and follow the scent 5. to win adoption <

the motion carried by a vote of 71-25

> II. noun (plural carries) Date: 1858 1. carrying power; especially the range of a gun or projectile or of a struck or thrown ball 2. a. portage b. the act or method of carrying <

fireman's carry

> c. the act of rushing with the ball in football <

averaged four yards per carry

> 3. the position assumed by a color-bearer with the flag or guidon held in position for marching 4. a quantity that is transferred in addition from one number place to the adjacent one of higher place value